Somewhere, JJ Abrams is now playing at making the turd seem like this important thing, or perhaps it's not a turd at all. Maybe it's vomit instead. At least that's what it looked like in the trailers.
Because I feel that they could do better than Abrams. Because of stuff like say " we're going to recapture the spirit of the Original Trilogy" when in all honesty, we should be moving away from that. They should do something that in itself captures the essence of what makes Star Wars, Star Wars , instead of one particular version of Star Wars. That's one of the reasons why I feel that Episode VII might end up being the first Star Wars movie that'll feel somewhat empty after all is said and done. In fact, here's a video made about a year back that basically sums up what I have to say better than I probably could (for the record, when he did see Star Trek Into Darkness, he did not like that flick at all).
Your post is basically what was picked upon in the video just now. Do we really want something like Abrams, because it seems like he'll do a decent job and nothing more? That's not what we should be striving for.
You are correct in my "wanting to do more with the franchise, other than hang off the coattails of the Originals". I mean, I'm certain that the franchise has had good, if not great stories in other media (Knights of the Old Republic one of the prime examples), so why shouldn't the medium that started it all give it a go? Because fans will bitch and moan about it (or some other example, that one was the first that came to me)? I say "screw the fans, for all I care". Say what you will about Iron Man 3. That twist was spectacular. Who cared if it upset a vocal minority of fans, it sure as hell was something interesting. Why should we have to listen to a fanbase that cling onto a franchise that has about only 2 great movies under its belt (sorry folks, Jedi was a poor ending to what it set up before it)? Because it might deviate from what they want? Going back to what I said about Iron Man 3, if new Star Wars has those kind of risk taking moments, then sign me up.
Like the video said, there is a ton of visionary talent that would kill to gave a go at their own Star Wars movie. Not necessary the established directors like Spielberg, although that would still be an interesting choice. It's merely looking at what fresh, bold visionaries can bring to Star Wars, rather than someone as adequate as Abrams is.
Hyperbole to the extreme.
Exactly. Those claiming that the CG in the Prequels was bad...come on. The CG in those movies is 10 to 15 years old. Of course its gonna look bad in comparison with newer movies. It's called progress.
There's a difference between something being technically more impressive and something being more aesthetically appealing.
The T1000's liquid form is so convincing because you can buy into the material being smooth and somewhat amorphous. The lack of detail isn't a setback.
In the SW prequels there's some damn impressive CGI. I think what people are criticizing there is the over reliance on the CGI, being present in practically every shot of AOTC and ROTS (I think it is actually every ROTS shot), rather than the quality of the CGI itself.
Both sides are right.
